Holly was dancing with her new boyfriend at an Elvis tribute.When the band started playing "Can't Help Falling in Love with You" her boyfriend gave her a long,passionate kiss,which Holly found very enjoyable.Now Holly finds that every time she hears "Can't Help Falling in Love with You" on the radio,she becomes a little flushed.In this example,the conditioned stimulus is
A) the long, passionate kiss.
B) the song, "Can't Help Falling in Love with You."
C) the enjoyment she experienced after the kiss from her boyfriend.
D) the flushing she experiences when she hears the song on the radio.

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The conditioned stimulus is the song "Can't Help Falling in Love with You" because it is what has been paired with the unconditioned stimulus (the long, passionate kiss) to produce the conditioned response (the flushed feeling). Choice A (the long, passionate kiss) is the unconditioned stimulus and initial trigger for the conditioned response, but it is not the conditioned stimulus. Choice C (the enjoyment she experienced) and Choice D (the flushing she experiences) are both outcomes of the conditioning process, not the stimulus itself.

Holly Was Dancing with Her New Boyfriend at an Elvis